Children (The Bear)

"**Children**"
"Children"
The Bear episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 5
Directed by	Christopher Storer
Written by	Christopher Storer
Produced by	Carrie Holt de Lama; David Woods;
Cinematography by	Andrew Wehde
Editing by	Adam Epstein; Joanna Naugle;
Original air date	June 26, 2024
Running time	35 minutes
Guest appearances
	Oliver Platt as Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski; John Cena as Sammy Fak; Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim; Ricky Staffieri as Theodore Fak; Sarah Ramos as Jessica; Corey Hendrix as Gary "Sweeps" Woods; Brian Koppelman as Nicholas "The Computer" Marshall; Richard Esteras as Manny; José Cervantes as Angel;
Episode chronology
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"Children" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American television comedy-drama The Bear. It is the 23rd overall episode of the series and was written and directed by series creator Christopher Storer. It was released on Hulu on June 26, 2024, along with the rest of the season.

The series follows Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael's failing Italian beef sandwich shop. In the episode, The Bear staff prepares to welcome a Tribune photographer as they await for the review, while Carmy and Richie receive devastating news.